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How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have cut disability benefits for older workers.

After reporting by ProPublica and other publications, the administration is dropping an effort that could have led 830,000 people to lose eligibility for Social Security disability payments.

Trump Calls for Executing Democrats Over Message to Military Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: In a burst of posts, Trump endorsed imprisoning, and even executing, Democratic lawmakers he accuses of “seditious behavior.”

Their offense? reminding U.S. troops to defend the Constitution.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.

The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”

Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders | CNN Politics Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging servicemembers and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by ...

Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights | CNN Politics Judge James Boasberg plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whe...

JUST IN: Judge to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials he says flouted his orders to stop deportation flights.

Saddle up: A Q&A with Paris Wilburd, cowgirl champion - Arkansas Times At just 16 years old, Sylvan Hills High School junior Paris Wilburd has already achieved what other dedicated cowboys and cowgirls have only dreamed of. She hopes to one day be the first Black woman t...

Saddle up: A Q&A with Paris Wilburd, cowgirl champion arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

A federal court just slapped down the plan to dismantle the Department of Education—workers reinstated, student-loan portfolio stays put, and the law wins. Double-tap if you believe checks-and-balance... TikTok video by ishaniasiya304

The law matters.
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The skinny is this...

Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation Lawmakers are launching a new effort to close a legal loophole that means federal officials, including law enforcement agents, can't be sued for constitutional violations.

Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation share.google/Rge9wUDtbm2p...

Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.

Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.

Rep. Clay Higgins’ racist tweet is only the tip of the iceberg His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one his three ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man.

Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files.

His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.

@nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:

NYC says Not up in here you Not!

I must admit that I don't own a McDonald's. 😳😬✌🏽

Trump: "They had restrictions on water. It comes down from heaven. You want to wash your hands, or like me, you wash your hair. I lather up. There's no water. I won't mention the 3rd item in the bc I always get criticized. If you don't know what I'm talking about you shouldn't be owning a McDonalds"

The Contemplating Muse.

From the entertainment community on Reddit: Megyn Kelly branded 'a danger to children' after shocking Jeffrey Epstein comments Explore this post and more from the entertainment community

#MegynKelly branded 'a danger to children' after shocking #JeffreyEpstein comments

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Nadine Smith stepping down at Equality Florida to lead Color Of Change She co-founded Florida's largest LGBTQ advocacy group with Stratton Pollitzer, who will succeed her as CEO.

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Autopen cover up. You can’t believe anything Trump says. Anything!

This is hilarious 😂

I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.

F that!

“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”

“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“

”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”

Hundreds of National Guard troops will leave Portland and Chicago The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts.

The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts. n.pr/47JZjUD

The ppl who voted for him knew that he'd be bad for them economically and they voted for him anyway. They didn't vote for him for what he'd do for them. They voted for him for what he promised to do to everybody else. Cruelty is definitely the point.

Donald Trump is getting desperate. Trump deigns to let us peasants afford coffee again!

Fascist, felon, psychopath, & PEDOPHILE!

Release the Epstein Files now!

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the House in 2026.

Arkansas officials applied Oct. 31 for nearly $1 billion of the $50 billion in the Rural Health Transformation Fund, which was set aside in the federal budget reconciliation law passed in July.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a Wednesday news release that federal aid would “allow us to build on all we have done so far, like investing in maternal health, combating food insecurity, and promoting better health and nutrition statewide.”

a woman sitting in front of a crowd with the words " sometimes in life you fall down " ALT: a woman sitting in front of a crowd with the words " sometimes in life you fall down "

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was hospitalized on Thursday after suffering facial injuries from a fall during a walk near his home in Western Pennsylvania.

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized in Chicago, Rainbow PUSH says Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized in Chicago and is "under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy," the Rainbow PUSH Coalition told ABC7.

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, Rainbow PUSH Coalition and sources say - ABC7 Chicago share.google/gZVtX5JYU2A8...

Jeffrey Epstein Says Bill Clinton Was 'Never On the Island' Dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein said former President Bill Clinton "never" visited his so-called "Epstein Island," according to newly released emails on Wednesday.

Oh dear, MAGA is going to be bummed. One of the Epstein emails specifically said Clinton was never on the island, and that the stories were complete and utter fantasy. He also said he'd never met Al Gore.

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The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w...

A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students.

Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.

(Published Dec. 2024)